Hogarth's House

The house in which the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth lived now houses a museum dedicated to his memory. The building itself was inscribed on the list of Class 1 monuments. The interiors have been restored to reflect the conditions in which Hogarth lived most accurately. replicas of original furniture. Here you can see the artist's works, including the famous series of paintings and graphics: "The Harlot's Progress", "A Rake's Progress" and "Marriage à-la-mode".

The house was built between 1713 and 1717 in the very corner of the garden then belonging to the Downes family. It was expanded thirty years later for the needs of the Hogath family - it was enlarged and another floor was added. The artist's painting workshop was located in the garden shed. In 1940, the building was destroyed as a result of an explosion of a mine dropped from an airplane. It was rebuilt and opened only after 11 years. The fire was destroyed again in 2009, but they were quickly removed.